Promoting vs. Writing

Every hour I spend posting online, adding links, connecting sites is an hour I am not creating music.  On the flip side, if a songwriter writes songs in isolation and no-one ever hears them, do they exist beyond the room in which they are being played?

My life is a juggling act.  If posts are sporadic, I hope it means I am writing.
I'll let you know when new songs are ready to be heard.

In the meantime, please visit my Bandcamp page and SoundCloud page to hear what I've posted online.
Happy listening,

Geoff

Success! (Sort of ...)

Eighty songwriters hungry for feedback; Dan Hill the star on a panel of five members of the Canadian Music Industry.  Each songwriter got to drop a one-song demo CD with lyric sheets into the draw.  Mine came up third!

Most people heard the same advice, (me included!)  Move the chorus to come right after the first verse.  With attention spans getting shorter and more music to surf at the click of a button, you have to grab the listener RIGHT AWAY!  So, "Single Life" now has the first chorus right after the first verse.  Yes, it works better for this purpose.  You can hear the results at: https://noisetrade.com/geoffbell

Dan Hill liked my lyrics, but suggested that I completely change the genre to a blues song. A BLUES song?  Really?  This definitely would radically alter the whole feeling and message!  But then, who am I to argue with Dan Hill, singer/songwriter extraordinaire for 30 years?  So, work has begun to re-imagine "Single Life" as a wailing blues song.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained!

Songwriter Workshop with Dan Hill

Next weekend I'll be doing a songwriter workshop with Canadian recording legend Dan Hill!  My goal is to not make a fool of myself by blathering, but to actually listen to his ideas about songwriting and learn from them.
Deep breaths, stay calm, stay focused ....

New Songs on NoiseTrade

I've added some new songs to NoiseTrade, plus a few tracks from my 2005 CD "On Being Human."  I've been busy in the studio, recording some more songs that will be ready in the weeks ahead.  Click the link below  and have a listen!

http://noisetrade.com/geoffbell

Songs From the Edge

My last CD, "On Being Human," was released to a small audience of family and friends in 2005. Since then, life has continued to pull me away from writing and recording music. I have managed to sneak in a few moments here and there, and have many songs in various stages of formation. Three have been recorded for some time, and it's time I released them to the public.

You can find my new recordings at NoiseTrade.com, a great new forum for independent songwriters who want to share their music with the world. If you haven't explored NoiseTrade already, I'd suggest that you start with one of their sampler collections. There are lots of indie singer/songwriters who are worth hearing!

You can click the logo on the right to hear and download my latest songs. Listening is free; the "suggested donation" is for songs you decide to download. Happy listening!

Geoff